Marcusenius


Marcusenius is a genus of the elephantfish group native to Africa. Its members are highly diverse in size, with the smallest species reaching less than and the largest more than.
The genus is named after Johann Marcusen.

Species

There are currently 45 recognized species in this genus:
  • Marcusenius abadii
  • Marcusenius altisambesi B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007
  • Marcusenius angolensis
  • Marcusenius annamariae
  • Marcusenius bentleyi
  • Marcusenius caudisquamatus Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014
  • Marcusenius cuangoanus
  • Marcusenius cyprinoides
  • Marcusenius deboensis
  • Marcusenius desertus B. J. Kramer, van der Bank & Wunk, 2016
  • Marcusenius devosi B. J. Kramer, P. H. Skelton, van der Bank & Wink, 2007
  • Marcusenius dundoensis
  • Marcusenius elegans Fricke & B. J. Kramer, 2022
  • Marcusenius friteli
  • Marcusenius furcidens
  • Marcusenius fuscus
  • Marcusenius ghesquierei
  • Marcusenius greshoffii
  • Marcusenius intermedius Pellegrin, 1924
  • Marcusenius johncygnar Boulenger, 1902
  • Marcusenius kainjii D. S. C. Lewis 1974
  • Marcusenius kaninginii Kisekelwa Boden, Snoeks & Vreven 2016
  • Marcusenius krameri Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014
  • Marcusenius kutuensis
  • Marcusenius lambouri
  • Marcusenius leopoldianus
  • Marcusenius livingstonii
  • Marcusenius lucombesi Maake, Gon & E. R. Swartz, 2014
  • Marcusenius macrolepidotus
  • Marcusenius macrophthalmus
  • Marcusenius mento
  • Marcusenius meronai Bigorne & Paugy 1990
  • Marcusenius monteiri
  • Marcusenius moorii
  • Marcusenius multisquamatus B. J. Kramer & Wink, 2013
  • Marcusenius ntemensis
  • Marcusenius pongolensis
  • Marcusenius sanagaensis Boden, Teugels & C. D. Hopkins, 1997
  • Marcusenius schilthuisiae
  • Marcusenius senegalensis
  • Marcusenius stanleyanus
  • Marcusenius thomasi
  • Marcusenius ussheri
  • Marcusenius victoriae
  • ''Marcusenius wamuinii''